2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 44th consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 20,545. The Wildcats were led by John Calipari in his 11th season as head coach and played in the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–3 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. They were set to be the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament with a bye to the quarterfinals. However, the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the SEC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 30–7, 15–3 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second. In the SEC Tournament, the Wildcats defeated Alabama, but were defeated by Tennessee in the semi-finals of the tournament. The Wildcats received an at-large bid NCAA Tournament. As the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, they defeated No. 15 Abilene Christian, No. 7 Wofford, and No. 3 Houston to advance to the Elite Eight. There, they lost to the No. 5-seed Auburn.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, Departures
On April 9, 2019, P. J. Washington announced that he would be entering the 2019 NBA Draft and would sign with an agent. However, due to changes in NCAA rules that took effect with the 2019 draft, signing with an agent no longer automatically results in loss of NCAA eligibility. On April 16, Tyler Herro announced that he would remain in the NBA draft, forgoing his remaining eligibility. The following day, two more players announced their departures, with Keldon Johnson announcing he would leave Kentucky and stay in the 2019 NBA draft and Jemarl Baker announcing his intention to transfer from Kentucky.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
In May Kentucky announced the completion of its 2019 signing class. It ranked as a consensus top-three class for the eleventh straight season under Calipari. The 2019 class consists of forward Dontaie Allen (Falmouth, KY), forward Keion Brooks (Fort Wayne, IN), guard Johnny Juzang (Studio City, CA), guard Tyrese Maxey (Garland, TX), and forward Kahlil Whitney (Chicago).


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
On May 9, 2018, Maxey committed to become the first member of the class. He chose Kentucky over offers from Michigan State and Texas. Maxey was ranked as the consensus #2 ranked point guard in the 2019 class, and became a McDonald's All-American.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
On August 2, 2018, Allen committed to Kentucky over offers from Florida and Louisville. On March 5, 2019 Allen was named Kentucky Mr. Basketball.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
On August 8, 2018, Kahlil Whitney committed to play basketball for UK over offers from Illinois and Georgetown. Whitney is the third commitment to commit in the 2019 class and is ranked #19 overall in the 2019 class by 247 sports.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
On March 15, 2019, Keion Brooks, from Fort Wayne, IN, committed to play basketball for Kentucky over offers from Michigan State and Indiana. Brooks is the fourth recruit to commit in the 2019 class and is ranked #23 overall in the 2019 by 247 sports.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
On May 10, 2019, Johnny Juzang committed to play basketball for Kentucky over an offer to play for Virginia. Juzang is the fifth commitment to commit in the 2019 class and is ranked #32 overall in the 2019 class by 247 sports.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, Incoming transfers
On April 4, 2019, Nate Sestina announced that he would transfer to Kentucky for the 2019–2020 season. Sestina was named second team All-Patriot league for Bucknell and averaged 15.8 PPG and 8.7 RPG in his final year with the Bisons. As a grad transfer, he is eligible to play immediately under NCAA rules.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2020 Recruiting Class
On July 27, 2019, Brandon Boston Jr. committed to play basketball for the University of Kentucky over offers from Florida and Duke. Boston is the first commitment to the 2020 recruiting class and the #2 ranked shooting guard in the 2020 class by 247 sports.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2020 Recruiting Class
Cam'Ron Fletcher, from St. Louis, Missouri, is the second commitment in the Kentucky 2020 recruiting class. He committed to Kentucky on August 4, 2019, and chose Kentucky over Michigan State. He is a consensus four-star player by the four main recruiting services and is ranked #36 overall by 24/7 Sports.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2020 Recruiting Class
Power forward Lance Ware, from Camden, New Jersey, is the third commitment in the Kentucky 2020 recruiting class. He committed to Kentucky on September 12, 2019, and chose Kentucky over Ohio State. He is a consensus four-star player by the four main recruiting services and is ranked #32 overall by Rivals.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2020 Recruiting Class
Two days later, on September 14, 2019, SF Terrence Clarke from Brewster Academy pledged to Kentucky. Clarke is one of the most highly regarded prospects in the 2020 class, with most services ranking him among the top five players overall.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, Other news
As part of a major renovation of Rupp Arena, included within a larger expansion project for the attached Central Bank Center convention complex, nearly half of the upper arena bowl, originally consisting entirely of bleacher seating, was refitted with chairback seats during the 2019 offseason. This reduced the arena's basketball capacity by nearly 3,000—from 23,500 to 20,545.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, Other news
On January 27, 2020, it was announced that Lexington Center's overall naming rights were sold to Central Bank, a local community bank, by the Lexington Center Corporation and JMI Sports, which handles the multimedia rights for both the LCC and the University of Kentucky. The Rupp name will continue to receive primacy in the fourteen-year agreement for the arena portion of the complex, and be known as "Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center".


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Schedule and Results, SEC Tournament
The Wildcats received the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament. However, the 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament was cancelled before the Wildcats played their first game, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Schedule and Results, 2020 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Like the SEC Tournament, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amidst concern over the health of participants as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirteenth-year head coach Matthew Mitchell, play their home games at Memorial Coliseum and Rupp Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.


2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season
The 2019–20 season was Kerala Blasters's sixth season since its establishment in 2014 and their sixth season in the Indian Super League.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season, Review and events, Indian Super League
Kerala Blasters started their 2019–20 Hero Indian Super League campaign with 2 consecutive home matches. They managed to come back for a 2–1 victory over ATK in the inaugural match, but lost against Mumbai City in very next match by conceding a late goal.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season, Review and events, Indian Super League
They continued their winless run after the first match, by losing their first away match of the season against Hyderabad FC after took lead and a goal less draw against Odisha FC. In this match, most of the time they played with 6 local players and only 2 foreign players because of injuries. During the international break after the match, they signed Vlatko Drobarov as a replacement for injured Jairo Rodrigues.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season, Review and events, Indian Super League
Kerala Blasters managed to climb to 6th position on the table after winning by their highest margin till the date of 5–1 against Hyderabad FC. They also defeated their rivals Bengaluru FC and ATK. Their last match in the season was against Odisha FC which ended in 4-4. This was the highest scoring match in the history of ISL till that date. Finally, the Blasters ended their season by finishing in 7th place in the table.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
The Kerala Blasters traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for their pre-season tour ahead of the new season. There, the club was set to play friendlies with top division UAE Pro League club.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
The team traveled to UAE on September 4 and played one game vs Dibba Al-Fujairah. The event organisers Michi Sports did not provide the club with proper training and other facilities in the UAE, so the club decided to pull out of the tour.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
The club was scheduled to face Ajman Club on 12 September, Emirates Club on 20 September and finally Al-Nasr on the 27th. But all the three games were cancelled. The club returned to India on 11 September and had a preseason at home training facility.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
Kerala Blasters restarted their preseason on their home training facility turf at the Panampilly Nagar Ground. The club faced I-League 2nd Division club South United, I-League club Real Kashmir FC and they also faced the Kerala Santhosh Trophy team, the Kerala State Football Team. The Blasters even had a preseason game against their own reserve side, the Kerala Blasters (B). They Finished their preseason with a draw against Indian Arrows.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Players Used: Kerala Blasters has used a total of 24 different players in all competitions.


2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season, Statistics, Assists
Note: This list features only the top 5 players with most assists in the season


2019–20 Kerala Premier League
The 2019–20 Kerala Premier League Season is the seventh season of the Kerala Premier League. The season features 10 teams which will be divided into 2 groups and is played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 15 December 2019. Former participantsKozhikode Quartz FC, SBI Kerala, RFC Kochi, FC Thrissur withdrewn the league due to financial problems. Meanwhile, Kannur City FC withdrew mid-way throughout the tournament due to some technical issues. Kerala Blasters FC  beat Gokulam Kerala F.C. in the finals and lifted their first KPL Title.


2019–20 Kerala Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
Clubs can sign maximum four players  but only three is allowed in the playing eleven.


2019–20 Keşla FK season
The Keşla 2019–20 season was Keşla's second full season since the changed their name on 28 October 2017, and the nineteenth Azerbaijan Premier League season.


2019–20 Keşla FK season, Season events
On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Keşla FK season, Season events
On 19 June 2020, the AFFA announced that the 2019–20 season had been officially ended without the resumption of the remains matches due to the escalating situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.


2019–20 Keşla FK season, Season events
On 22 June, Vusal Isgandarli, Azer Salahli, Tarlan Guliyev and Ruslan Amirjanov all signed a new contracts with Keşla, until the end of the 2020–21 season.


2019–20 Keşla FK season, Season events
On 25 June, John Kamara signed a new contract with Keşla for the 2020–21 season.


2019–20 Keşla FK season, Season events
On 26 June, Rashad Azizli and Ilkin Qirtimov signed new one-year contracts with Keşla.


2019–20 Khuzestan Premier League
The 2019–20 Khuzestan Premier League season is be the 20th season of the Khuzestan Premier League which began on August 25, 2019 with 15 teams competing from the province of Khuzestan. Teams will play home and away with one another each playing 30 matches. The league champion will be promoted to League 3 while the last place team will be relegated to the Khuzestan Division 1 league.


2019–20 Khuzestan Premier League, League changes
Since 2 teams were relegated from the 2018-19 season to the Khuzestan Division 1 league, 2 teams were promoted from Division 1 up to the Khuzestan premier league for 2019-20. Parsa Bagh-e Malek did not return this season for unknown reasons. Eftekhar Shushtar was promoted to League 3 after winning the Khuzestan Premier League last year.


2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Kilmarnock's seventh season in the Premiership, and their 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football.


2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season
Kilmarnock also competed in UEFA competition for the first time in 18 years after finishing in third the previous season.


2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Killie began the season managed by Angelo Alessio who joined the club on 16 June 2019 after former manager Steve Clarke was signed by the Scotland national football team. On 28 June 2019, the club travelled to Spain for a pre-season training camp in Marbella as they prepared for their upcoming 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifiers.


2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2019 with Kilmarnock drawn to face Welsh side Connah's Quay Nomads. The first leg was played in Wales on 11 July 2019 before Kilmarnock hosted the second leg on 18 July 2019. Connah's Quay's home ground, Deeside Stadium did not meet UEFA requirements so the game was instead played at Rhyl's home ground Belle Vue. Attempts had been made to play the game at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground in order to facilitate the expected number of supporters but the pitch works meant that wasn't possible. After a 2–1 comeback win in Wales, Kilmarnock lost 2–0 at Rugby Park and were knocked out by the Welsh part-timers 3–2 on aggregate.


2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Kilmarnock played Rangers at home in their first league fixture on Sunday 4 August 2019. The fixture was a repeat of the last match of the previous season which Kilmarnock won 2–1.


2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
As a result of their European qualification, Kilmarnock received a bye to the League Cup second round. The draw was made on 28 July 2019 and Kilmarnock were drawn to play Premiership rivals Hamilton Academical on 17 August 2019. They lost to Hibernian on penalties in the following round.


2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
In December 2019, Alex Dyer was made caretaker manager of Kilmarnock after Alessio was sacked. After three games in caretaker charge, Dyer was appointed Kilmarnock manager to the end of the 2019–20 season.


2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
In January 2020, Kilmarnock entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round  where they defeated Queen's Park 6–0. In the fifth round, they lost 4–3 after extra time in a replay against Aberdeen.


2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
On 13 March 2020 – with Kilmarnock eight in the table after a 1–0 loss to Hamilton Academical – all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
In June 2020, manager Alex Dyer signed a permanent two-year contract with Kilmarnock.


2019–20 King Cup
The 2019–20 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 45th edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 2nd under the current format. It commenced on 3 November 2019 and concluded with the final on 28 November 2020. Originally, the final was to have been played by May 2020, but the competition was delayed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.


2019–20 King Cup
Al-Taawoun were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Abha in the Round of 16.


2019–20 King Cup
Al-Hilal won their ninth title after a 2–1 win over Al-Nassr in the final on 28 November 2020. As Al-Hilal had already qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League, Al-Wehda entered the 2021 AFC Champions League in the qualifying play-offs round.


2019–20 King Cup, Participating teams
A total of 64 teams participated in this season. 16 teams from the Pro league, 20 teams from the MS League, 24 teams from the Second Division and 4 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage.


2019–20 King Cup, Round of 64
The draw for the Round of 64 was held on 7 October 2019. The Round of 64 matches were played between 3 and 13 November 2019. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2019–20 King Cup, Round of 32
The draw for the Round of 32, as well as the draw for the rest of tournament, was held on 26 November 2019. The Round of 32 matches will be played from 3 to 7 December 2019. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2019–20 King Cup, Round of 16
The dates for the Round of 16 fixtures were announced on 8 December 2019. Two matches were played on 23 and 24 December 2019, due to Al-Nassr and Al-Taawoun's participation in the 2019 Saudi Super Cup. The rest of the matches were played from 1 to 4 January 2020. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2019–20 King Cup, Quarter-finals
The dates for the Quarter-finals fixtures were announced on 6 January 2020. The matches were played from 16 to 18 January 2020. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2019–20 King Cup, Semi-finals
The dates for the Semi-finals fixtures were announced on 21 January 2020. The matches were scheduled to be played on 15 March 2020. On 14 March 2020, the Saudi Ministry of Sports announced that the semi-finals would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fixtures were revised to the 27 October 2020 following the end of the suspension. All ties were played behind closed doors. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2019–20 King Cup, Final
The final was played on 28 November 2020 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2019–20 King Cup, Top goalscorers
Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.


2019–20 Kisvárda FC season
The 2019–20 season will be Kisvárda FC's 2nd season in the OTP Bank Liga and the 17th in existence as a football club.


2019–20 Kisvárda FC season, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Kisvárda FC season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Kisvárda FC season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Kisvárda FC season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Kisvárda FC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Kisvárda FC season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2019–20 Kisvárda FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2019–20 Kitchee SC season
The 2019–20 season is Kitchee's 41st season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Kitchee has competed in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup, Sapling Cup and AFC Cup this season.


2019–20 Kitchee SC season, Squad, First Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Kitchee SC season, Squad, First Team
Remarks:LP These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions. FP These players are registered as foreign players.


2019–20 Kitchee SC season, Competitions, Hong Kong Premier League, League Matches
On 14 August 2019, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2019–20 Konyaspor season
The 2019–20 season was Konyaspor's 98th year in existence. In addition to the domestic league, Konyaspor participated in the Turkish Cup.


2019–20 Konyaspor season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Korisliiga season
The 2019–20 Korisliiga season was the 80th season of the top professional basketball league in Finland. Karhu were the defending champions. On 13 March 2020, the season was ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Korisliiga season, Format
The eleven teams would play four teams against each one of the other teams for a total of 40 games. The eight best qualified teams would join the playoffs, the 11th qualified would play a best-of-three relegation playoff against the First Division runners-up and the last team would be directly relegated.


2019–20 Kosovar Cup
The 2019–20 Kosovar Cup is the football knockout competition of Kosovo in the 2019–20 season.


2019–20 Kosovar Cup, Second Round
The draw for the second round was held on 18 November 2019.


2019–20 Kosovar Cup, Third Round
The draw for the third round was held on 3 December 2019.


2019–20 Kosovar Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the fourth round was held on 12 December 2019.


2019–20 Kosovar Cup, Semifinals
The draw for the fifth round was held on 18 February 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the semifinal matches were rescheduled for 2 and 3 June, and the return matches were played on 17 June.


2019–20 Kosovar Cup, Final
Prishtina and the Ballkani will play in the final of the Digital Cup of Kosovo, which is scheduled for 29 July.


2019–20 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
The 2019–20 IP Superliga e Basketbollit was the 26th season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. It started on 28 September 2019. On 1 April 2020, the board of the Kosovo Basketball Federation (FBK) ended the season prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No champion was named.


2019–20 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
This will be the 27th edition of Kuwait Crown Prince Cup where the 15 teams are in a knockout stage.


2019–20 Kuwaiti Premier League
58th edition of the tournament. Kuwait SC are the defending champions.


2019–20 LASK season
The 2019–20 season was Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub's 112th season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, LASK participated in this season's editions of the Austrian Cup, the UEFA Champions League and also participated in the UEFA Europa League.


2019–20 LASK season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 LASK season, Current squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 LBA season
The 2019–20 LBA season was the 98th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system. The regular season started on September 25, 2019, and was scheduled to finish on April 26, 2020. However, the season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 LBA season, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 8, 2020, the Italian government halted the league until April 3, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy. On April 7, 2020, after a month of suspension, the Italian Basketball Federation officially ended the 2019–20 season. Virtus Bologna ended the season first, with 18 wins and 2 defeats, but the title was not assigned.


2019–20 LBA season, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
As in previous years, Molten Corporation provided the official ball for all matches.


2019–20 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2018–19 season and three promoted from the 2018–19 Serie A2.


2019–20 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Fortitudo Pompea Bologna and Virtus Roma are the two promoted clubs from the Serie A2 Basket as they ranked first on the League Table at the end of the Regular Season. They returned to the top division, respectively, following a hiatus 10 and 4 years. De' Longhi Treviso is the winner team of the 2019 Serie A2 Playoffs and is the third promoted club to LBA.


2019–20 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
The three promoted clubs from Serie A2 replaced Fiat Torino, which were relegated during the previous season after deducted 8 points by the Federal Council due to financial irregularities.


2019–20 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
On July 12, 2019, after the resignation of Sidigas Avellino to play in LBA for financial difficulties, the LBA agreed to play a 17-team league.


2019–20 LBA season, Changes from 2018–19
The 2019-20 edition of LBA, due to the expansion of the number of teams (from 16 to 18), will take place over 34 rounds and should start earlier than usual, September 25, 2019. Also, it will be the introduction of midweek matches, otherwise it would not be possible to end the season by June 9 (the date set by FIBA due to the pre-Olympic tournament starting July 3, 2020). More specifically, the first four days of the 2019-20 LBA, thanks to the double shifts, will take place from September 25, to the weekend of October 5–6, 2019. Four rounds in just 10 days.


2019–20 LBA season, Changes from 2018–19
Due to the expansion of the number of teams, at the end of the 2018–19 LBA season there were three promotions from the Serie A2 and just one relegation. For the next years, there will be two relegations and two promotions to maintain the number of clubs in LBA.


2019–20 LBA season, Rules
Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas:


2019–20 LBA season, Rules
Each club can choose the 5+5 formula, that consists of five Italian players and five foreign players, or the 6+6 formula.


2019–20 LBA season, Rules
As in previous seasons, LBA clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,500 people.


2019–20 LBA season, Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, the last seven qualified teams will be eliminated, while the last two qualified teams will be relegated and replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-level Serie A2 Basket. The matchdays are from September 25, 2019, to April 26, 2020.


2019–20 LBA season, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16. In italics, the team did not play any game in that round.


2019–20 LBA season, Playoffs
The LBA playoffs quarterfinals and semifinals are best of five formats, while the finals series are best of seven format. The playoffs will start in May 2020, to finish in June 2020, depending on result.


2019–20 LBA season, Supercup
The 2019 Italian Supercup, also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2019 for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th edition of the super cup tournament of the Italian basketball. The Supercup opened the 2019–20 season on 21 and 22 September 2019, and it was contested in the PalaFlorio in Bari.


2019–20 LBA season, Supercup
Qualified for the tournament were Vanoli Cremona and New Basket Brindisi, as Italian Cup finalists, while Umana Reyer Venezia and Banco di Sardegna Sassari as LBA Playoffs finalist.


2019–20 LBA season, Supercup
Banco di Sardegna Sassari went to win his 2nd Supercup by beating Umana Reyer Venezia 83–80 in the Finals. Curtis Jerrells was named MVP of the competition.


2019–20 LBA season, Cup
The 52nd edition of the Italian Cup will be contested from 13 to 16 of February 2020. Adriatic Arena in Pesaro will host the Cup. First eight ranked teams at the end of the first half of the regular season will qualified for the tournament.


2019–20 LBA season, Cup
Eight teams qualified for the Final Eight are Brescia, Brindisi, Cremona, Fortitudo Bologna, Milano, Sassari and Venezia, Virtus Bologna.


2019–20 LBA season, Cup
Umana Reyer Venezia put it hands on the Italian Cup for the first time in club history after a 73–67 victory over Happy Casa Brindisi in the final in Pesaro. Mitchell Watt tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Reyer, which started the game on a 15-2 tear and led the rest of the way. Brindisi fought back and closed the gap a number of times, but Reyer was always up to the challenge. Austin Daye scored 9 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter to help put the game on ice. Stefano Tonut also scored 13 and Michael Bramos added 12 for the victors. Adrian Banks paced Brindisi with 27 points in defeat. Austin Daye was named Panasonic MVP of the competition.


2019–20 LEB Oro season
The 2019–20 LEB Oro season was the 24th season of the Spanish basketball second league. It started on 25 September 2019 with the first round of the regular season and was curtailed on 25 May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 LEB Oro season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 2018–19 season, two relegated from the 2018–19 ACB and three promoted from the 2018–19 LEB Plata.


2019–20 LEB Oro season, Season summary
On March 10, 2020, the Government of Spain decreed that all games would be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation postponed all the games of the next two weeks. On March 18, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation extended the postponement of the games until March 29 due to the state of alarm. On March 25, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation extended the postponement of the games until April 12 due to the extension of state of alarm.


2019–20 LEB Oro season, Season summary
On April 15, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation started talks with the LEB Oro clubs to resolve the future of the league. On April 23, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation agreed with the LEB Oro clubs to revoke relegations to LEB Plata and advance in the formula to define the promotions to Liga ACB.


2019–20 LEB Oro season, Season summary
On May 8, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation finished prematurely the regular season due to force majeure with the following decisions:


2019–20 LEB Oro season, Season summary
On May 25, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation cancelled the promotion playoffs and approved the promotions to Liga ACB of the two top teams.


2019–20 LEB Oro season, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2019–20 LEB Oro season, Copa Princesa de Asturias
The Copa Princesa de Asturias was played on 5 February 2020, by the two first qualified teams after the end of the first half of the season (round 17). The champion of the cup would play the playoffs against the ninth qualified if it would finished the league between the second and the fifth qualified.


2019–20 LEB Plata season
The 2019–20 LEB Plata season was the 20th season of the Spanish basketball third league. It started on 21 September 2019 with the first round of the regular season and was curtailed on 25 May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 LEB Plata season, Format changes
On 8 June 2019, the General Assembly of the Spanish Basketball Federation agreed to expand the promotion playoffs to eight teams, being these from the second to the ninth qualified of the Group A1 of the second stage and the winner of the Group A2.


2019–20 LEB Plata season, Format changes
In addition, every team must have always playing at least one Spanish player.


2019–20 LEB Plata season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2018–19 season, three relegated from the 2018–19 LEB Oro and six promoted from the 2018–19 Liga EBA. On July 10, 2019, Círculo Gijón swapped place with Grupo Eleyco Baskonia B, JAFEP Fundación Globalcaja La Roda swapped place with Isover Basket Azuqueca, Gran Canaria B swapped place with NCS Alcobendas, and CB Benicarló and CB Marbella achieved the vacancies of Sáenz Horeca Araberri and Movistar Estudiantes B.


2019–20 LEB Plata season, Season summary
On March 10, 2020, the Government of Spain decreed that all games would be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation postponed all the games of the next two weeks. On March 18, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation extended the postponement of the games until March 29 due to the state of alarm. On March 25, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation extended the postponement of the games until April 12 due to the extension of state of alarm.


2019–20 LEB Plata season, Season summary
On May 8, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation finished prematurely the regular season due to force majeure with the following decisions:


2019–20 LEB Plata season, Season summary
On May 25, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation cancelled the promotion playoffs and approved the promotions to LEB Oro of the three top teams.


2019–20 LEB Plata season, First phase, Group East, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2019–20 LEB Plata season, First phase, Group West, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2019–20 LEB Plata season, Second phase, Group A1, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2019–20 LEB Plata season, Second phase, Group A2, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2019–20 LEB Plata season, Copa LEB Plata
The Copa LEB Plata was played on 28 December 2019, by the first qualified team of each group after the end of the first half of the season (round 11 of first phase). The champion of the cup would play the promotion playoffs against the worst qualified if it would finished the league between the second and the fifth qualified of the Group A1.


2019–20 LEN Champions League
The 2019–20 LEN Champions League was the 57th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. The season started on 30 September 2019 and played its last games on 4 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 LEN Champions League, Preliminary round
The draw for the 2019–20 LEN Champions League preliminary round has been conducted in Barcelona. In the regular season, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top four teams in group A and the top three teams in group B will advance to the Final 8. Also, Pro Recco will participate in the Final 8 as the host of tournament. The matchdays will be from 8 October 2019 to 20 May 2020. Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:


2019–20 LEN Euro Cup
The 2019–20 LEN Euro Cup was the 28th edition of the second-tier European tournament for water polo clubs. It ran from 13 September 2019 to 9 May 2020.


2019–20 LEN Euro Cup, Overview, Calendar
The calendar of the competition was announced on 3 August 2019.


2019–20 LEN Euro Cup, Overview, Participating teams
16 teams participated at the QR1 with half of them advancing to QR2. The four teams eliminated from the Champions League QR3 joined the qualified teams in the Quarterfinals.


2019–20 LEN Euro Cup, Qualifying phase, Qualification round I, Pools composition
The draw was held on 4 August 2019. The cities selected to host the groups were Eger (Hungary), Split (Croatia), Syracuse (Italy) and Valletta (Malta).


2019–20 LEN Euro Cup, Qualifying phase, Qualification round II, Pools composition
The draw for this stage of the competition was held at LEN headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland) on 17 September 2019. The hosts of the two groups were Mataró (Spain) and Šibenik (Croatia).


2019–20 LEN Euro Cup, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
The draw was held in Nyon (Switzerland), at LEN offices, on 1 October 2019.


2019–20 LEN Euro Cup, Knockout stage, Semifinals
The draw for the semifinals took place on 12 November 2019.


2019–20 LEN Euro Cup, Knockout stage, Semifinals, Second leg
1The second leg of the game was originally scheduled for 4 March 2020 but it was postponed because Hungarian pools were in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2Ortigia played the home game in the near Catania due to the impossibility of Syracuse's "Paolo Caldarella" swimming pool to host international evening matches during winter time.


2019–20 LEN Euro League Women
The 2019–20 LEN Euro League Women was the 33rd edition of the major competition for European women's water polo clubs. It is started on 31 October 2019 and it was scheduled to end with the Final 4 on 24 and 25 April 2020.


2019–20 LEN Euro League Women, Overview, Calendar
The calendar of the tournament was announced by LEN on 11 June 2019.


2019–20 LEN Euro League Women, Qualifying stage, Qualification round, Pools composition
The draw was held in Volos (Greece) on 8 September 2019, during the 2019 Women's LEN European Junior Water Polo Championship.


2019–20 LEN Euro League Women, Qualifying stage, Preliminary round
The draw was held at LEN offices in Nyon, Switzerland, on 5 November 2019.


2019–20 LEN Euro League Women, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 2 December 2019 at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, before the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships.


2019–20 LIU Sharks men's basketball team
The 2019–20 LIU Sharks men's basketball team represented Long Island University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sharks were led by third-year head coach Derek Kellogg, and played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center, with some home games at the Barclays Center, as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).


2019–20 LIU Sharks men's basketball team
This was the first season for the LIU Sharks, which is a consolidation of the two athletic programs, the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and Division II LIU Post Pioneers.


2019–20 LIU Sharks men's basketball team
They finished the season 15–18, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Robert Morris.


2019–20 LIU Sharks men's basketball team, Previous season
In the final year as the LIU Brooklyn, the Blackbirds finished the 2018–19 season 16–16 overall, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the NEC Tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they lost to Saint Francis (PA).


2019–20 LKL season
The 2019–20 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). On 13 March 2020, season was ended prematurely because of the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 LKL season, Coronavirus pandemic
On 13 March 2020, the board of the LKL decided to end the season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Along with this decision, they crowned regular season champions Žalgiris as the new Lithuanian champions.


2019–20 LKL season, Competition format
During the regular season, all teams play 32 games. The top eight teams in the regular season standings, after playing their entire 32 game schedule, qualified for the playoffs in the quarterfinals, that was played in a best-of-three games format. The semifinals were played in best-of-three format.


2019–20 LKL season, Competition format
The final round was be played between the two winners of the semifinals. The finals series, for first place, as also games for third place were played in a best-of-five format.


2019–20 LKL season, Teams, Location and arenas
At first, nine teams were able to participate because Nevėžis did not provide the required documentation up to 15 August. However, board of the LKL approved participation of that team.


2019–20 LPB season
The 2019–20 LPB season was the 87th season of the premier Portuguese basketball league and the 12th season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. For sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as Liga Placard.


2019–20 LPB season
On 29 April 2020, the FPB declared the season was void because of the COVID-19 pandemic. No champion was named and there was no relegation.


2019–20 LPB season, Format
Fourteen teams played a double-legged regular season. The eight first teams joined the playoffs while teams 9 to 12 played for avoiding relegation. The loser of this second playoff was relegated with the two last qualified teams.


2019–20 LPB season, Teams
Barreirense Optimize and Maia promoted from Proliga and replaced Imortal, last qualified team in the last season.


2019–20 LPB season, Teams
Sporting CP, refounded 24 years later, joined directly the top tier after the unanimous approval of the league clubs.


2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team
The 2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by ninth-year head coach Nikki Fargas, play their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).


2019–20 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.


2019–20 LSU Tigers basketball team
The 2019–20 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Will Wade, in his third season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament with a bye to the quarterfinals. However, the SEC Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 LSU Tigers basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 28–7, 16–2 in SEC play to finish as regular season SEC champions. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Florida. The Tigers received an invitation to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Yale in the First Round and Maryland in the Second Round before losing to Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen. Head coach Will Wade was briefly suspended at the end of the season due to NCAA concerns.


2019–20 LSU Tigers basketball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.


2019–20 LSU Tigers basketball team, Preseason, Preseason All-SEC teams
The Tigers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.


2019–20 LSU Tigers basketball team, Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll


2019–20 La Liga
The 2019–20 La Liga season, also known as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, was the 89th since its establishment. The season began on 16 August 2019 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 24 May 2020.


2019–20 La Liga
Barcelona were the two-time defending champions, after winning their 26th title in the previous season. Osasuna, Granada and Mallorca joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Segunda División. They replaced Rayo Vallecano, Huesca and Girona, who were relegated to the 2019–20 Segunda División.


2019–20 La Liga
On 12 March 2020, both La Liga and the Segunda División were suspended for at least two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league became suspended indefinitely on 23 March. The season recommenced on 11 June, with matches being played every single day until 13 July; all games in the penultimate round were held on 16 July, with all final round matches being played on 19 July.


2019–20 La Liga
On 16 July, Real Madrid secured a record 34th league title with one match remaining, following their victory against Villarreal.


2019–20 La Liga, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2018–19 season and three promoted from the 2018–19 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the play-offs.


2019–20 La Liga, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Rayo Vallecano. Their relegation was ensured on 5 May 2019, after Valladolid beat Athletic Bilbao 1−0, suffering an immediate return to the Segunda División. The second team to be relegated were Huesca, who were also relegated on 5 May 2019 after a 2−6 home defeat to Valencia, also suffering an immediate return to the second tier. The third and final relegated club were Girona, who concluded their two-year stay in La Liga in a 1−2 away loss at Alavés on 18 May 2019.


2019–20 La Liga, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Osasuna (on 20 May 2019) and Granada (on 4 June 2019) were the two teams directly promoted from Segunda División, both after a two-year absence. The third and final team to earn promotion to La Liga was play-offs winner Mallorca, after coming back from a 2-goal deficit against Deportivo La Coruña on 23 June 2019. Mallorca returned after a six-year absence from Spain's top flight, spending one of those years in the Segunda División B and achieving two consecutive promotions.


2019–20 La Liga, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.


2019–20 La Liga, Season statistics, Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper had to have played at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.


2019–20 La Liga, Match ball
On 15 April 2019, Puma announced their official partnership with La Liga to manufacture the official match ball for the Liga de Fútbol Profesional. This ended La Liga's 23-year partnership with Nike.


2019–20 La Liga, Average attendances
Matches played under closed doors are not included in the table.


2019–20 La Liga, Average attendances
Updated to games played on 8 March 2020Source: Notes:1: Team played last season in Segunda División.


2019–20 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
The 2019–20 La Salle Explorers basketball team represents La Salle University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by second-year head coach Ashley Howard, play their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.


2019–20 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Explorers finished the 2018–19 season 10–21, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to Rhode Island.


2019–20 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 25th-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–12, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Army in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Colgate.


2019–20 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 54th season of play for the program, the 47th at the Division I level and the 7th in the WCHA conference. The Lakers represented Lake Superior State University and were coached by Damon Whitten, in his 6th season.


2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
The 2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by sixth-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated McNeese State in the first round of the Southland Tournament and were set to face Nicholls in the second round before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball team, Previous season
The Cardinals finished conference play with as 12–6 record in a three-way tie with New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana for third place. The team qualified for the 2019 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament as the fifth seeded team. They won the first-round game against eighth seed Houston Baptist by a score of 81–79. The season ended when the Cardinals were eliminated in the second round by fourth seed New Orleans with a score of 72–76.


2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball team, TV and radio media
All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.


2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball team, TV and radio media
Live video of all home games (except those picked up by Southland Conference TV agreements) will be streamed on ESPN3.


2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team
The 2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 6–14 in Southland play to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament, which would eventually be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team, Previous season
The Lady Cardinals finished the 2018–19 season with an overall record of 24–7. They won the Southland Conference regular season championship were 17–1 in Southland play. After losing to Abilene Christian in the Southland Conference tournament semi-final game 79–88, the Lady Cardinals were an automatic qualifier to the WNIT. Their season ended with a first round 71–73 loss to the South Alabama in the first round. The loss ended a 42 home court win streak which started on November 16, 2016. Chastadie Barrs set the NCAA Division I steals record in the WNIT game at 192. She had tied the steals record of 191 the previous season.


2019–20 Landstede Hammers season
The 2019–20 Landstede Hammers season was the 25th season in the existence of the club. The club played in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), NBB Cup and FIBA Europe Cup


2019–20 Landstede Hammers season
The season marked Landstede's first European appearance in 19 years. On 19 August 2019, the club announced they renamed to Landstede Hammers.


2019–20 Landstede Hammers season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2019–20 Landstede Hammers season, Pre-season
The Hammers began their pre-season on 31 August 2019. Win  Draw  Loss


2019–20 Landstede Hammers season, Dutch Basketball Supercup
As the champions of the 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League, Hammers qualified for its second Supercup game.


2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
The 2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the 2nd season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.


2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
On 12 March 2020, the league was suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eventually, the league was not resumed and no champions were named.


2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, Competition format
The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of the regular season, which lasts from 27 September 2019 to 22 March 2020, all the teams play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 28 games. Teams are ranked by total points, with the eight highest-ranked teams advancing to the quarter-finals. Unlike the previous season, in  this season the quarterfinal series will be played to two wins. The winning teams will determine the champion in a Final Four tournament.


2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, Teams
15 teams, 8 from Estonia and 7 from Latvia, are contesting the league in the 2019–20 season.


2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, Estonian championship
The national play-off was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ranking (no champion, no medallists) was set:


2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, Latvian championship
The national play-off was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The classification was made based on overall results in 2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League as of 13 March:


2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, Latvian championship
1 The club Jūrmala Betsafe changed its name to SilJa in mid-March.


2019–20 League 2 (Iran)
2019–20 Iran Football's 2nd Division  is the 19th under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 21 teams from the 2nd Division 2018–19, one new team relegated from the 2018–19 Azadegan League: Shahrdari Mahshahr, and six new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2018–19: Shahrdari Astara, Melli Haffari Ahvaz, Esteghlal Molasani, Milad Mehr Iranian Tehran, Darayi Bandar Gaz, Shohadaye Razakan Karaj. These changes has been applied before the season:


2019–20 League 2 (Iran)
After concerns about COVID-19 pandemic in Iran the matches has been postponed at 1 March 2020.


2019–20 Lebanese FA Cup
The 2019–20 Lebanese FA Cup was intended to be the 48th edition of the national football cup competition of Lebanon. It started with the First round on 12 October 2019. Lebanese Premier League side Ahed were the defending champions.


2019–20 Lebanese FA Cup
The Lebanese Football Association suspended all competitions on 21 January 2020 due to financial reasons; this resulted in the indefinite suspension of all football matches in Lebanon. With the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon also stopping sporting activities nationwide, the season was officially cancelled on 28 May 2020.


2019–20 Lebanese FA Cup, Bracket
The following is the bracket which the Lebanese FA Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the score represents the results of a penalty shoot-out.


2019–20 Lebanese Premier League
The 2019–20 Lebanese Premier League was intended to be the 59th season of the Lebanese Premier League, the top Lebanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1934.


2019–20 Lebanese Premier League
Ahed were the three-time defending champions. Bourj and Shabab Bourj joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League. They replaced Bekaa and Racing, who were relegated to the 2019–20 Lebanese Second Division.


2019–20 Lebanese Premier League
On 21 January 2020, the LFA decided to suspend all football leagues until further notice, and cancelled the three match days that were previously played (the last one being on 17 October 2019), due to the ongoing economic crisis and the impending arrival of the coronavirus pandemic. The season was officially cancelled on 28 May 2020.


2019–20 Lebanese Premier League, Summary
Starting from the 2019–20 season, all teams in the Lebanese Premier League and Lebanese Second Division had to involve a certain number of under-22 players in the both the league and the Lebanese FA Cup, with a minimum of 1,000 minutes for one player, a minimum of 1,500 aggregate minutes for two players and a minimum of 2,000 aggregate minutes for three players. In case a club were to not meet the required number of minutes at the end of the season, they would have had three points deducted from their total in the league.


2019–20 Lebanese Premier League, Summary
On 30 July 2019, the Lebanese Football Association announced a three-year deal with German sportswear company Jako for €120,000, with the Jako Match 2.0 becoming the league's official match ball starting from the 2019–20 season.


2019–20 Lebanese Premier League, Summary
Due to political and financial issues in the country, on 21 January 2020, the LFA decided to suspend all football leagues until further notice, and cancelled the three match days that were previously played (the last one being on 17 October 2019). With the COVID-19 pandemic also stopping sporting activities globally, the season was officially cancelled on 28 May 2020.


2019–20 Lebanese Premier League, Teams
Twelve teams were due to compete in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Second Division. The promoted teams were Bourj (returning to the top flight after a 16-year absence) and Shabab Bourj (promoted for the first time in their history). They replaced Bekaa and Racing, ending their top flight spells of five and eleven years respectively.


2019–20 Lebanese Premier League, Teams, Stadiums and locations
Prior to the start of each season, every team chooses two stadiums as their home venues. In case both stadiums are unavailable for a certain matchday, another venue is used.


2019–20 Lebanese Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
Lebanese clubs are allowed to have three foreign players at their disposal at any time, as well as one extra Palestinian player born in Lebanon. Moreover, each club competing in an AFC competition is allowed to field one extra foreign player, to be only played in continental matches, as the AFC allows four foreign players to play in the starting eleven (one of whom from an AFC country).


2019–20 Lebanese Second Division
The Lebanese Second Division (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني - الدرجة الثانية) is the second division of Lebanese football. It is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The top two teams qualify for the Lebanese Premier League and replace the relegated teams, while the bottom two are relegated to the Lebanese Third Division.


2019–20 Lebanese Second Division
AC Sporting and Ansar Howara were promoted from the Third Division, while Bekaa and Racing Beirut were relegated from the Lebanese Premier League in 2018–19.


2019–20 Lebanese Second Division
On 21 January 2020, the LFA decided to suspend all football leagues until further notice, and cancelled the three match days that were previously played (the last one being on 17 October 2019). The season was officially cancelled on 28 May 2020.


2019–20 Lebanese Women's Football League
The 2019–20 Lebanese Women's Football League was the 13th edition of the Lebanese Women's Football League since it was formed in 2008.


2019–20 Lebanese Women's Football League
Defending champions SAS won their fifth title, after beating EFP 4–2 in the final matchday of the season. Safa, who made their debut, came second.


2019–20 Lech Poznań season
Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań. This was their 97th season overall. They competed in Ekstraklasa, the highest ranking league in Poland.


2019–20 Lech Poznań season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Lech Poznań season, Current squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Lech Poznań season, Competitions, Ekstraklasa, Regular season
On 10 March 2020, Marcin Animucki, the chairman of Ekstraklasa S.A., announced that due to appearance of a coronavirus pandemic in Poland, all Ekstraklasa matches will be played with closed stands until further notice. On 13 March 2020 Ekstraklasa S.A. announced that all Ekstraklasa matches scheduled to be played in March 2020 have been postponed. On 20 March 2020 they decided to cancel all Ekstraklasa games scheduled to 26 April 2020.


2019–20 Lechia Gdańsk season
The 2019–20 Lechia Gdańsk season was the club's 76th season of existence, and their 12th continuous in the top flight of Polish football. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 31 July 2020.


2019–20 Lechia Gdańsk season, Season information
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Polish authorities announced on 10 March 2020 that all Ekstraklasa, I liga, and Polish Cup fixtures would be played behind closed doors without fans in attendance. Lechia played Piast Gliwice in the Polish Cup behind closed doors, before an announcement was made on 14 March that all games would be postponed until the end of March. The postponement was further delayed on 20 March with no games being played until at least 26 April. Games were allowed to resume again from the 29th May, 12 weeks after the season was postponed.


2019–20 Lechia Gdańsk season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Lechia Gdańsk season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Lee Man FC season
The 2019–20 season is Lee Man's 3rd consecutive season in Hong Kong Premier League, the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Lee Man will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup this season. Despite their roots in Tseung Kwan O, the club plays its home matches at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground.


2019–20 Lee Man FC season, Squad, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Lee Man FC season, Squad, Current squad
Players' positions as per club's announcement. Remarks:LP These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions. FP These players are registered as foreign players.


2019–20 Lee Man FC season, Matches, Hong Kong Premier League
On 14 August 2019, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2019–20 Leeds United F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Leeds United's tenth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020. Competition was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the decision to suspend the Championship season was made on 13 March. League matches resumed on 20 June, with fixtures to be played until late July. After spending the season at or near the top of the league table, Leeds were promoted to the Premier League on 17 July because West Bromwich Albion lost 1–2 against Huddersfield Town. The following day, Leeds were confirmed as league champions after Brentford suffered defeat at Stoke City.


2019–20 Leeds United F.C. season, Pre-season
On 17 June 2019, Leeds announced their pre-season programme. A trip to Italy to face Cagliari was also confirmed.


2019–20 Leeds United F.C. season, Competitions, Championship, Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.


2019–20 Leeds United F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.


2019–20 Leeds United F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.


2019–20 Leeds United F.C. season, Player statistics, Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list. The plus (+) symbol denotes an appearance as a substitute, hence 2+1 indicates two appearances in the starting XI and one appearance as a substitute.


2019–20 Leeds United F.C. season, Under 23s: Professional Development League, Matches
On Thursday, 1 August 2019, the Professional Development League fixtures were revealed. The league was cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Legia Warsaw season
The 2019–20 Legia Warsaw season is the club's 103rd season of existence, and their 83rd in the top flight of Polish football.


2019–20 Legia Warsaw season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Legia Warsaw season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by 13th-year head coach Brett Reed, played their home games at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Loyola (MD) in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Colgate.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season
The 2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season is the franchise's 24th season in the American Hockey League, which began on October 5, 2019. It marked the fifth season with Scott Gordon as head coach.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season
The Phantoms had an eight-game standings point streak from October 11 to November 2, the team's first since November 2016. By November 10, the Phantoms had played in six overtime games, the second-most in the AHL.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and was not able to resume play.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Off-season
Scott Gordon returned for his fifth season as head coach of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, after having spent part of the previous season as interim head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. The Phantoms made several new additions during the off-season, including forwards Andy Andreoff and Cal O'Reilly, and defenseman Nate Prosser. Andreoff played the previous season for the Syracuse Crunch, while O'Reilly and Prosser played for the Minnesota Wild organization.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Off-season
At 33, Prosser was the oldest player on the Phantoms at the start of the season, and the most experienced at the National Hockey League level, having played 354 games there. Just before the season began, Andreoff, O'Reilly, and Prosser were named team co-captains for the Phantoms. This marked the fourth team O'Reilly has served as a captain, along with the Utica Comets, Rochester Americans, and Iowa Wild.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Off-season
The Phantoms played three preseason games, starting with two consecutive wins against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The game marked the first appearance as Phantoms for goaltender Jean-Francois Berube, who made 22 saves. The Phantoms lost their final preseason game on September 30, a 2–0 shutout loss to the Hershey Bears, bringing the Phantoms to a final preseason record of 2–1–0–0. Only six players from the Phantoms' 2018–19 season opening roster were still on the team as it entered its 2019–20 regular season. At the start of the season, The Hockey News included Phantoms defenseman Philippe Myers on its list of the "10 AHL Players You Should Be Watching in 2019–20". Heading into the regular season, Gordon believed the Phantoms lineup was one of the best Lehigh Valley ever had.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, October
The Phantoms lost their season opener to the Providence Bruins at home on October 5 in a 3–0 shutout. The game marked the AHL debut of center Morgan Frost, and marked the sixth consecutive home opener with a sold-out crowd at the PPL Center, which included every season since the Phantoms franchise relocated to Lehigh Valley from Glens Falls, New York. Joel Farabee scored his first professional goal during his AHL debut on October 11 in a 4–1 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, October
Forward Kurtis Gabriel scored the Phantoms' first goal of the season in the game, and his first as a member of the team, and Greg Carey scored his 100th career AHL assist on Farabee's goal. The matchup also marked the 700th professional game of defenseman T. J. Brennan, and the 114th game as a Phantom for goaltender Alex Lyon, more than any other goalie since the Phantoms moved to the Lehigh Valley in 2014.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, October
The Phantoms played their first overtime game of the season in a 4–3 loss to the Hershey Bears on October 12, losing with one second remaining in overtime. Maxim Sushko and Isaac Ratcliffe each scored their first professional goals in the game, and Farabee scored for the second consecutive game, and was named the Phantoms' Player of the Week. The Phantoms were 0-for-11 on the power play through their first three games.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, October
Frost recorded three assists against the Binghamton Devils on October 18, which marked his first professional points, and he scored his first professional goal the next day against the Springfield Thunderbirds. Farabee was called up to the Philadelphia Flyers on October 20, after leading the Phantoms with three goals, and getting at least one point in each of his four games on the season.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, October
The Phantoms lost their first away game of the season in a shootout against the defending Calder Cup Champion Charlotte Checkers on October 25, but defeated them the next day, marking two consecutive games in which the Phantoms overcame a deficit after two periods. The Phantoms made a season-high 42 shots on October 26, a game that also marked Berube's first win as a Phantom, as well as Carey's 89th career goal with the team, the most of any Phantoms player. The Phantoms ended October on a six-game standings point streak beginning on October 11.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, October
Frost finished the month with a four-game point streak, tied with Farabee for the longest of the season at that point, and both Frost and center German Rubtsov ended October tied for most points and assists, with each recording 2 goals and 4 assists. On October 31, the Flyers recalled Myers, Rubtsov, and right-wing Carsen Twarynski from the Phantoms. At the time of his recall, Myers had a team-leading plus–minus rating of +8, which was tied for fourth-best in the AHL.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, November
A November 1 shootout loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton marked the fourth consecutive game the Phantoms rallied from behind in the third period to either win or force overtime. The Phantoms' standings point streak extended to eight games with a 3–2 win against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on November 2, the team's first eight-game streak since November 2016. The streak ended the next day with a 4–3 loss to Bridgeport, Lehigh Valley's sixth consecutive game decided by one goal.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, November
The game was Lyon's first regulation loss of the season, and marked the end of a seven-game point streak for Frost, over which he had four goals and five assists. It would be the longest points streak for a Phantom for the calendar year 2019. As of November 4, rookie right-wing Maksim Sushko ranked was third in the AHL with a 42.9 shooting percentage, with three goals on seven shot attempts.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, November
Defenseman Samuel Morin, who was playing in the Phantoms on a conditioning stint before an expected return to the Flyers, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a November 6 game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, an injury expected to end his season. Right-wing Kyle Criscuolo recorded his 100th professional point and first multi-point game with three points during a November 6 victory against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, his first two-goal game since February 16, 2018. As of November 7, the Phantoms were 3–0–0–0 in games when leading after two periods.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, November
The Phantoms won their season's first overtime victory on November 9, as defenseman Andy Welinski scored his first career overtime goal to seal a 3–2 victory win the Hershey Bears. Following that game, Lehigh Valley had a winless four-game road trip, starting with a November 10 shootout loss against Hershey. It was the Phantoms' sixth overtime game of the season, the second-most in the AHL, with a league-tying four of those games going to a shootout. As of November 10, Frost had a team-leading five goals and 12 points, which rated second among AHL rookies in scoring.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, November
The Phantoms tied their season-high in shots with 42 in a 2–1 loss to Springfield on November 13. Frost was called up to the Flyers on November 18, after having scored 12 points (five goals and seven assists) in 16 games with the Phantoms. Twarynski was returned to the Phantoms the same day. Lehigh Valley snapped a four-game losing streak on November 20 with a 3–2 win over Charlotte, their first regulation win since November 6, and the first time they scored more than one goal since November 10. It also marked the season debut of forward Pascal Laberge, who was recalled from the Reading Royals the previous day and scored the game's first goal.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, November
On November 22, in the Phantoms' seventh overtime game of the season, defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon played in his 400th professional game and recorded three assists, which tied his career-high. Mikhail Vorobyev also had three assists in the game, which was the last in his eight-game point streak. A November 27 loss to the Penguins marked the first time in the season that the Phantoms lost in regulation after scoring the game's first goal, and dropped the team's record to 5–1–2 when scoring first.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, November
The Phantoms defeated Wilkes-Barre/Scrantron in their next matchup on November 29, a 6–5 overtime victory that saw Matthew Strome score his first professional goal. A 2–1 overtime win against Hartford on November 30 marked the 375th career win of Scott Gordon, moving him into eight place for wins by an AHL coach. It also marked the first time in Phantoms history they won two back-to-back OT games at home, and only the fourth time in franchise history they've ever won in OT on consecutive nights. The game was their fourth overtime win of the season, tied for most in the AHL to that point.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, December
Two months into the season, the Phantoms had dealt with more roster moves and injuries than most AHL teams, with key players like Joel Farabee, Morgan Frost and Philippe Myers getting called up to the Flyers, and others having also spent time in the NHL before returning to the Phantoms, such as Andy Andreoff, Connor Bunnaman,  German Rubtsov, Carsen Twarynski, and Mikhail Vorobyev. At one point, the Phantoms lineup was missing four centers, as well as several defensemen and many of their youngest players. At one point, the team has nine players out of the lineup simultaneously.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, December
Lehigh Valley began December with a four-game losing streak, starting with a 3–1 loss to Springfield on December 4 despite a franchise-record 63 shots by Lehigh Valley. Greg Carey also set a single-game franchise record with 14 shots on goal, and opposing goalie Philippe Desrosiers' 62 saves was the most ever made against the Phantoms by an opposing goalie.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, December
All three of those previous records had been set in a Philadelphia Phantoms game against the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks on January 6, 1999, when the Phantoms made 60 shots, Richard Park made 13 shots on goal, and Tom Askey made 61 saves against Philadelphia. Bunnaman scored a goal in the December 4 game that made him the 23rd Phantom to score in 2019, the most in the AHL to that point.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, December
December 6 marked the 200th professional game for Andy Welinski and Reece Willcox; all of Willcox's games were with Phantoms. Kyle Criscuolo reached his 200th game on December 7, which also marked the 227th game for Nicolas Aubé-Kubel, the fifth most of any player in Lehigh Valley history.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, December
The Phantoms 1–0 loss to the Hershey Bears on December 7 was the fifth straight game between the two teams to be decided by one goal, the first 1–0 loss for the Phantoms since they came to Lehigh Valley in 2014, and the first 1–0 loss in 249 games against Hershey dating back to 1996. As of that game, the Phantoms had a league-leading 18 games decided by one goal, out of 25 season games played in total. The Phantoms also lost 4–0 to Hartford on December 13, their second straight shutout loss, and the third one of the season.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, December
December 13 saw the return of Andreoff, Rubtsov, Maksim Sushko, Chris Bigras, all of whom had been out three weeks or longer due to injury. A December 21 game against Charlotte saw the AHL debut of left-wing Max Willman, and Bigras' first multi-point game with Lehigh Valley, both assists. Laberge also scored two goals, his third multi-goal game in 28 contests. Charlotte beat the Phantoms 4–2 the next day, the first time in six games on the season that the defending Calder Cup champions defeated Lehigh Valley in regulation. It also marked the first of a four-game losing streak for the Phantoms.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, December
Carey scored his team-leading ninth goal of the season on December 22. It was his 97th career goal with Lehigh Valley, the most in team history and fourth all-time for the Phantoms franchise dating back to 1996. Heading into December 27, the Phantoms had scored 71 goals in the season, the second-fewest in the Eastern Conference, with Carey's nine goals making him the team's only player with more than five. Lehigh Valley also ranks 29th and 30th, respectively, on the power play and penalty kill.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, December
During a December 27 game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, center Gerry Fitzgerald scored the Phantoms first goal in the first 31 seconds, the team's fastest goal to start a game for the season. Fitzgerald also scored on a second consecutive game on December 28 against the Utica Comets. The next day, the Flyers sent Morgan Frost back down to the Phantoms. Carey finished the 2019 calendar year with the most points for the Phantoms, with 22 goals and 44 total points dating back to January 1.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, January
At the start of the new year, Pollstar announced the PPL Center ranked No. 4 overall in number of tickets sold in 2019 among arenas with 10,000 or fewer seats. Morgan Frost was also named to the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic, Lehigh Valley's sole representative on the All-Star team. Frost had five goals and seven assists in 16 games at the time he was selected, ranking second on the team in goals and first among Phantoms rookies in points, as well as in the top 10 among all AHL rookies in points per game.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, January
Lehigh Valley lost their first two games of the year before getting their first win of 2020 against the Toronto Marlies on January 5, ending a six-game losing streak. Through January 9, Maksim Sushko's plus–minus of +11 was the Phantoms' highest and the fifth-highest among AHL rookies. Connor Bunnaman had a three-game goal streak through January 10, which tied Joel Farabee for the team's longest of the season. January 10 also marked the return of Andy Andreoff, Kyle Criscuolo, and Misha Vorobyev after long absences. Through that date, nine different players who had not been on the Philadelphia Flyers' opening roster had been called up from the Phantoms for at least one NHL appearance during the season, an indication of the large amount of player movement the team had experienced.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, January
The Phantoms hosted on a five-game homestead from January 11 to 18, and won each of those games, which included three shutouts and two victories by scores of 5–4 and 4–1. The team had consecutive 2–0 shutouts on January 11 and 12, with Alex Lyon making 37 saves during Lehigh Valley's first home win of 2020 on January 11. It was his first shutout of the season and the sixth of his career, the most of any goaltender in Lehigh Valley history.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, January
The game also saw Bunnaman extend his point streak to four games, shortly after which he was called up to the Flyers for the second time in the season. Jean-François Bérubé made 35 saves in his first shutout of the season on January 12. Through that date, Lehigh Valley had the fewest goals scored in the AHL with 88. Frost recorded his first professional two-goal game on January 15 against the Syracuse Crunch, and Max Willman scored his first AHL goal.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, January
A January 17 victory over the Binghamton Devils marked Isaac Ratcliffe's first career multi-point game, as well as Sushko's first multi-point game since November 3. Bérubé won his fourth straight game on January 18, and recorded his second shutout of season and of the week. The 4–0 victory over the Rochester Americans also saw Greg Carey score two goals, making him the first player to score 100 goals since the Phantoms moved to Lehigh Valley, and tying Kirby Law for third-most goals in overall Phantoms franchise history.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, January
Alex Lyon was called up to the Flyers to serve as back-up goaltender to Brian Elliott after Philadelphia goalie Carter Hart suffered an abdominal injury on January 15. The Phantoms embarked on a four-game road trip on January 22 to 31, which would conclude with a 0–2–1 record. The team lost the first game in a shootout, ending their winning streak but keeping their point streak alive at six games. It marked Cal O'Reilly's 700th career AHL game, and during the team's next game on January 24, he became the 47th player in AHL history to record 600 points.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, January
That matchup marked the Phantom's first regulation loss since January 9. Forward David Kaše had a four-game point streak heading into the AHL All-Star break that began on January 26. By the break, the Phantoms had the second-fewest power play goals in the league, and Carey was the only player at double digits in scoring, with 13 goals and 23 points. The team had a 14–5–4 record at home, but a 4–16–3 record in away games. Bunnaman was recalled to the Flyers after the AHL All-Star break.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, February
The Phantoms snapped its four-game losing streak with a 3–0 victory against the Hershey Bears on February 1, with Bérubé making 18 saves in his third shutout in a month. David Kase continued a career-best four-point streak in the matchup, and Chris Stewart scored his first goal for Lehigh Valley, which marked his first goal in an AHL game in more than 11 years. The Phantoms' penalty kill was at a 90% success rate over 19 games through February 1, and the team had stopped 13 consecutive opposing power plays over the previous six games.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, February
The Phantoms won their sixth consecutive home game on February 7, and extended its overall winning streak to three games on February 8, in which rookie goalie Kirill Ustimenko made 38 saves in his AHL debut during a 5–3 win against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Maksim Sushko scored two goals, his second multi-goal game of the season, bringing him to a team-leading five multi-point games, as well as a team-leading plus–minus of +12. Wotherspoon and Criscuolo each also scored two points for a second straight game.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, February
Isaac Ratcliffe scored for a second consecutive game on February 9, and Steven Swavely scored just a few hours after he was recalled from the Reading Royals. The Phantoms lost 5–2 to the Hershey Bears, ending their home winning stream at six games. Greg Carey played in his 266th game on February 14, moving past Chris Conner for most games played in Lehigh Valley history. The Phantoms defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in overtime on February 14, bringing their overtime record to 5–1, the second-highest in the AHL.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, February
The team followed that win with two consecutive games on February 15 and 16; Chris Bigras recorded his 100th professional point in the latter game. Through February 16, the Phantoms were 8–0–0–1 at home when leading after the first period, and scored the first goal in 29 of 53 total games, the league's seventh-highest percentage. Lehigh Valley scored a season-high eight goals in an 8–5 victory against Bridgeport on February 19, with Carey and Carsen Twarynski each scoring twice, and seven different Phantoms recording multiple points.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, February
Morgan Frost also extended a goal-scoring streak to three games during the matchup, while Reece Willcox had a career-best three assists and had a plus–minus of +5, the highest single-game total for any Phantoms player in the season. Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere joined the team on February 21 for a conditioning stint after a knee injury. It marked his first game with the Phantoms in four years, though he only stayed with the team for two games. Lehigh Valley lost 3–2 in overtime to the Rochester Americans on February 21, the Phantoms' second overtime loss of the year.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, February
The Philadelphia Flyers traded several Phantoms players in late February: Kyle Criscuolo to the Anaheim Ducks, T. J. Brennan to the Chicago Blackhawks, and Bérubé to the New York Rangers. The Bérubé trade allowed for Ustimenko to be permanently promoted to the Phantoms from the Reading Royals. Connor Bunnaman and Joel Farabee were also sent down to the Phantoms from Philadelphia, though Farabee only played in one Lehigh Valley game before the Flyers recalled him to replace a sick Sean Couturier.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, February
Bunnaman scored two goals in his first game back on February 28, and the next day Ustimenko made 24 saves in his Phantoms home debut, a 4–2 loss to the Charlotte Checkers. By the end of March, Carey led the team in points with 29 (six goals and 23 assists) in 48 games in the season, and three different players had six multi-point games at that point: Andy Welinski, Mark Friedman, and Tyler Wotherspoon.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, March
The Phantoms lost all four games they played in March, allowing 17 goals in the first three games of the month. The team started with a 6–4 loss to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on March 6 despite two goals and three points from Morgan Frost. Carsen Twarynski scored in two consecutive games on March 6 and 7, the latter a 5–1 loss to the Binghamton Devils. The Phantoms got multi-point games from five different skaters on March 8, including three points from Mikhail Vorobyev, but lost 6–5 to Bridgeport in a shootout.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, March
Vorobyev recorded his 100th professional point in the game, which also marked Reece Willcox's 231st career game, the fourth-highest amount in Lehigh Valley history. Willcox also scored two points on March 8, bringing him to 58 career points with Lehigh Valley, tied for 17th most and moving him ahead of Andy Miele and Travis Sanheim. Through March 8, Isaac Ratcliffe was tied for third among all AHL rookies with three shorthanded points in the season. Tyler Wotherspoon also had three shorthanded points, which was tied for second among the league's defensemen. On March 11, the Phantoms lost what would prove to be their final game of the season, a 2–1 overtime defeat at home to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, March
On March 12, the AHL announced the indefinite suspension of league-wide play due to health and safety concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. Chuck Fletcher, general manager of the Flyers and Phantoms, praised the suspension as "the only rational decision", saying: "This is bigger than hockey, bigger than sports in general". Four days later, the league announced the suspension would last until at least May, and that players should be allowed return to their primary residences.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, March
Later that month, The Hockey News released its  "Future Watch" edition, ranking the Flyers' development system the eighth-best out of 31 National Hockey League teams, with a grade of B+. The magazine singled out several prospects playing on the Phantoms, including Frost (ranked the No. 1 prospect), Ratcliffe (No. 4), and Rubtsov (No. 8).


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Regular season, April
On April 6, Kurtis Gabriel was named the Phantoms' team winner for the AHL Man of the Year award, as selected by the club for outstanding contributions to the community and charitable organizations. Gabriel had volunteered for the Phantoms Charities Youth Sled Hockey Team, and was the only NHL or AHL player who worte rainbow pride tape on his hockey stick during every game in support of the LGBT community.


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Division standings
y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention


2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms season, Schedule and results
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1-point)


2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Leicester City's 115th in the English football league system and their 52nd (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This was their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 26 July 2020.


2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
The Premier League fixtures were announced on 13 June 2019.


2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw. The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January. The draw for the fifth round was made on 27 January 2020, live on The One Show.


2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches. The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports. The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019. The quarter-final draw was conducted on 31 October, live on BBC Radio 2.


2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season, Awards, Club awards
The following players received awards at Leicester's annual award ceremony.


2019–20 Leinster Senior Cup
The 2020 Leinster Senior Cup was scheduled to be the 118th staging of the Leinster Football Association's primary competition. It was abandoned after two rounds due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It was scheduled to include all Leinster based League of Ireland clubs from the Premier Division and First Division, as well as a selection of intermediate level sides.


2019–20 Leinster Senior Cup, Preliminary Round
The draw for the Preliminary and First Rounds was announced on 10 September 2019.


2019–20 Leinster Senior Cup, Second Round
The draw for the Second Round was shared by Striker Online on 11 December 2019.


2019–20 Leinster Senior Cup, Third Round
The draw for the Third Round was announced by the Leinster Football Association on 27 January 2020. All football activity in the Republic of Ireland was halted in March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. No revised dates have been announced for planned fixtures.


2019–20 Lesotho Premier League
The 2019–20 Lesotho Premier League was the 52nd season of the Lesotho Premier League, the top-tier football league in Lesotho, since its establishment in 1970. The season started on 14 September 2019, and was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lesotho, before being abandoned on 16 July. Bantu were declared champions, and no teams were relegated.


2019–20 Levante UD season
The 2019–20 season was Levante Unión Deportiva's 81st season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Levante participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.


2019–20 Levante UD season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Levante UD season, Players, Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Levante UD season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Levante UD season, Competitions, La Liga, Matches
The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.


2019–20 Leyton Orient F.C. season
The 2019–20 season is the 121st season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club, their 102nd in the Football League, and the first back in League Two for three years following promotion last season.


2019–20 Leyton Orient F.C. season, Pre-season
The O's announced pre-season friendlies against Harlow Town, Hull City, Hornchurch, AFC Rushden & Diamonds, Dartford, Bishop's Stortford and Norwich City XI.


2019–20 Leyton Orient F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.


2019–20 Leyton Orient F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.


2019–20 Leyton Orient F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019. The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.


2019–20 Leyton Orient F.C. season, Player Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.


2019–20 Liberty Flames basketball team
The 2019–20 Liberty Flames men's basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lynchburg, Virginia for the 30th consecutive and final season at Vines Center, with a capacity of 8,085. The team was led by Ritchie McKay, who is in his seventh season, but fifth season since his return to the program. They are second-year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.